Beacon Aug 2023

August 2023 THE BEACON Page 3A
This month’s item
What Is It?
Last month’s items were Top Value stamps. “This
month’s items are Top
Value Stamps. Oh, how we
cherished accumulating
those, when my turn came
to cash them in, I chose a
red fluffy dog. It became
my prized possession for
many years,” reminisced
Linda Gutzwiller, New
Alsace.
The stamps were identified
Last month’s item: Top
Value stamps
by Ron Stegemiller, Lawrenceburg; Jean Asher,
Cincinnati; Rita Chambers, West Harrison; Barb Ward,
Dillsboro; Doug Tepe, Lawrenceburg; Vi Adams,
Cincinnati; Luann Konradi, Sunman.
“You received stamps at the grocery store and gas
station. I saved them when the kids were small. All stamps
were pasted in little books so next you could scour through
the catalog for how many books each item would cost. I
saved many books and took them to the store or warehouse
in Cincinnati to get my first card table & chairs! Still using
them now for about fifty-plus years,” said Shirley Bocock,
Milan
Also submitting answers were John Henne,
Lawrenceburg; Janine Schorsch, Lawrenceburg; Patricia
J. Ertel, Batesville; Sue Angilecchia, Lawrenceburg; John
Kruse, Sunman; Gayle Rolfes, Harrison, OH; Erin A.
Peefer, Aurora; Margie Schaffeld, Lawrenceburg.
“The ‘Top Value Stamps’ and S&H Green Stampswere
given out at grocery stores in an amount proportional to
how much you spent… they were collected and then could
be placed in books (lick them just like postal stamps used
to be)…when the books were full, they could be mailed in
and traded for items out of a catalog… an early rewards
program. Remember my mom collecting both when I was
a kid!” Kennith Lovins, Greendale
Sara Duffy, West Harrison, shared, “Just last week, I
was explaining to my thirty-year-old niece what yellow
stamps were. We were given yellow stamps as a bonus
for shopping at grocery stores and gas stations. The
stamps came in several denominations. The more money
you spent, the more stamps you got. Some stores gave a
different reward — green stamps. We licked the stamps
and pasted them into special paper books. The books of
stamps were then redeemed for “valuable prizes” of all
sorts of household goods. Grandmother Lucy saved her
stamps for years, traded them in, and gave me a complete
set of silver plate knives, forks, and spoons when I
married. Back then, margarine also came in aluminum
containers that made indestructible drinking cups.”
“I actually got a tennis racket for my redemption and
thought I was hot stuff!” from Carol Morton, Brookville.
Loraine Rumsey, Aurora, (one of the sweetest women on
Earth), shared, “ Top Value Stamps earned at the grocery
store back in the sixties and seventies. Have several books of
stamps, the catalog of things that could be earned by cashing
in the stamps, and probably some ‘treasures’ earned.”
This month’s item may be more challenging. Share your
story as well as your guess! Please e-mail your answer
and where you live to editor@goBEACONnews.com by
Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
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CMHC Provides Services for Everyone
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youth experience severe
depression. Approximately
116,000 residents in southeast
Indiana utilize services provided
by CMHC each year.
CMHC offers a variety
of programs to help those in
the community who struggle
with mental health issues.
The primary division, Outpatient
Mental Health, provides
assessment used for proper
referrals to specialized levels
of care along with counseling
and medication if needed.
An Addiction Services
Outpatient program is also offered
by CMHC. They work
closely with other organizations
to encourage group
therapy, recovery coaching,
and individual therapy. The
goal is a substance-free lifestyle.
Two living establishments
are managed by CMHC. One
is Unity House, a residential
treatment facility for adults
who have serious and persistent
mental illness as well as
substance use disorders. The
second is FOCUS House,
a recovery residence that
provides an array of services
for mental, physical, and
substance abuse for those with
persistent mental illness and
co-occurring substance use
disorders.
While the previously
mentioned services focus on
treatment for adults, CMHC
also addresses mental health
concerns for the youth. Intensive
Family Services (IFS)
are offered to youth up to
twenty-six years old and their
parents/guardians. Situations
where multiple social, emotional,
and behavioral needs
can be addressed through an
individualized and holistic approach.
School-based services
provide similar care on site
as Aftercare/School-based
programs.
Many mental health issues
are rooted in traumatic experiences.
CMHC focuses on a
learning collaboration that
requires every member of the
team to be well-versed in the
effects of trauma.
Some of the most comprehensive
programs offered
by CMHC are Wraparound
Services. The process creates
a team-based activity where
caregivers, professionals, and
family members facilitate a
plan to ensure youth and their
families achieve success in
the community.
One particular program
that sets CMHC apart concerns
youth ages fourteen to
twenty-six and their families.
Finding Improvement
by Reaching Empowerment
(FIRE) is a unique program
because of its philosophy that
the youth are the most qualified
to design and implement
programs with the greatest
success.
Medical issues often play a
pivotal role in mental health
concerns. To address these
issues, CMHC utilizes a
program entitled Harmony
Health Primary Care. Personalized
medical care is offered
to all ages and works cohesively
with current mental
health issues that the patient
exhibits.
The need for self-care became
even more evident during
and after the Pandemic.
CMHC encourages everyone
to take notice of his or her
surroundings and the effects
of those surroundings. Providing
assistance to those who
have questions or concerns is
a continual goal of CMHC as
exhibited by the multitude of
programs offered to the community.
CMHC is certified as a
community mental health
center, psychiatric hospital,
residential services provider,
and managed care provider
for mentally ill adults, emotionally
disturbed youth, and
those with substance abuse
issues. CMHC provides a program
for addressing compulsive
gambling.
For more information about
behavioral services and substance
use disorder services,
visit cmhcinc.org. Additional
information can be obtained
by contacting CMHC at 812-
537-1302. On-call therapists
are also available twentyfour
hours a day at the same
number.
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